France, Alternative Libertaire #224 - At Contre Courant: For social emancipation! - Do not settle for crumbs! (fr)

Each month, the monthly libertarian Alternative reproduces the editorial of the magazine 
Alsatian At Contre Courant , which in turn reproduces the editorial AL. To contact these 
comrades: ACC, BP 2123, 68060 Mulhouse Cedex. ---- Do not settle for crumbs! ---- INSEE 
has confirmed that the show streets and hints that charities continue to proclaim poverty 
now affects nearly one in seven in France. It extends As the economic crisis continues and 
worsens, including the effect of austerity policies and wage budget. This does not prevent 
the team from Holland Ayrault persist in this way as evidenced by two recent decisions in 
"favor" of the poor: The flagship measure his alleged plan to "fight against poverty" 
announced in great fanfare trumpets media gives generously "upgrading" of RSA 10% over the 
next five years.

Knowing that this benefit (including housing package) "peaked" currently 473 euros per 
month, so it will increase less than 50 euros per month over five years, less than 10 
euros per month in each year. Barely enough to pay for two sandwiches and a packet of fags 
and a half additional month!

And, as if it were definitely to understand that improving the lot of the working classes 
the less fortunate is not on the agenda of "our" governments, they have indicated that 
Urbi et Orbi the 'upgrading' of the minimum wage on January 1, will be limited to 0.3% as 
required by law. Which still represent - no less! - An increase of net monthly salary of 
3.5 million smicards of 3.4 euros per month, enough to buy two "small black" additional 
counter.

Do not think, however, that we have to deal with stingy. For other categories of the 
population, "our" leaders know how to be more generous. It only took a few "pigeons" 
cooing wrong for the same team their fine promises a softening of their tax system. And 
timely report rendered by a "big boss" calling for a "clash of competitiveness" has earned 
companies the promise of lower social contributions of around 20 billion euros over the 
next three years. Be between eight and ten times more than what the government intends to 
spend his "fight against poverty" in the next five years. Can no longer be clearly display 
its priorities.

Things will remain status as employed, unemployed, (badly) and assisted others thrown on 
the pavement will continue to be satisfied with a few crumbs levied on a slab in the 
production of which they are a crucial part yet. To pay a portion larger, and better yet, 
to change the recipe and how to produce it, there is only one way: the struggle over the 
place of production and in the street . What do they want to borrow as their are already 
similar to Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona, ??Athens, as elsewhere in the world yet?